These acts forced Sharif to reevaluate his agenda, and he began to concentrate on establishing law and order. One of his first acts was to dismiss members of his own government, including a chief minister who belonged to Sharif 's PML party. Sharif has spent a great deal of his administration embroiled in a nuclear arms race with India. Former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif expresses regret over stalled India-Pakistan relations, emphasizing need for trade and dialogue despite past political turmoil. Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif[a] (born 25 December 1949) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the 12th prime minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms, first serving from 1990 to 1993, then from 1997 to 1999 and later from 2013 to 2017. On October 21st Mr Sharif returned to Pakistan. The 73-year-old’s homecoming was lavish. He flew in by chartered jet, surrounded by supporters and journalists.
